Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction. The English Caribbean and Caribbean England Chapter 1. Trade and Settlement: England and the World in the Seventeenth Century Chapter 2. Islands of Difference: Crossing the Atlantic, Experiencing the West Indies Chapter 3. "A happy and innocent way of thriving": Planting Sugar, Building a Society Chapter 4. "Right English Government": Law and Liberty, Service and Slavery0 Chapter 5. "Due Order and Subjection": Hierarchy, Resistance, and Repression Chapter 6. "If her son is living with you she sends her love": The Caribbean in England, 1650-1700 Epilogue. Race, Gender, and Class Crossing the English Atlantic Notes Bibliography Index